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So, just how does a small-ish nonprofit like the @InternetArchive manage to serve & preserve 70 petabytes of data, 24/7 to 1+ million patrons each day?

A small, smart Infrastructure team keeps the discs spinning & data flowing. Here @jonahedwards explains
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2/ Every week, our @InternetArchive staff gathers for "Friday Lunch" & a presentation by a staff member. @jonahedwards leads our core infrastructure team. Here, he's walking us through the numbers.

3/ Our motto inside the Archive is "Bits in (store stuff forever) & Bits Out (serve stuff to you all over the world.)" If we can do that, we're succeeding.

Doing that ourselves by maintaining servers, racks, cable...well it's part of the mission.
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4/ For those who just want a peek under the @InternetArchive's hood, here's a clip from @jonahedwards, who leads our core infrastructure team.

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